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  1. Brock Beauchamp
    Whoa. A few things: Vielma had a .626 OPS in Ft Myers (which you know is a pitcher's league) at age 21. Gordon had a .721 OPS in Ft Myers at age 20. Vielma has a career MiLB .636 OPS. Gordon has a career MiLB .706 OPS while tracking through the system one year younger than Engelb. I'm not writing off Vielma because "that glove" but suggesting that he's an equal hitter to Gordon simply is not true.
  2. Brock Beauchamp
    I think you underestimate the value of an across the board solid shortstop. If Gordon is a .750 hitter with 25 steals and a slightly plus glove, he's a 4 WAR player. Gordon has no standout skills and that's okay because he looks pretty good at everything he does. And when you add up "pretty good at everything", that has the potential to be a very good shortstop through his controlled seasons. Will he win accolades? No, probably not and that's okay, too. Good teams need complementary players who are league average regulars with an occasional plus season.
  3. Brock Beauchamp
    I suspect many bars ignore the law but I've actually had to fill out the card to be sponsored. Ah, just found why that's the case. Utah finally got rid of that dumbass law in 2009. http://archive.sltrib.com/story.php?ref=/themix/ci_12721457
  4. Brock Beauchamp
    Yeah, sales won't go up. I've never been in a situation where I'd go buy more booze on Sunday after I ran through my existing stock. Never. I mean, that doesn't happen to people, right? Also, no one ever drives to Hudson to buy booze on Sunday. It's unheard of in the Twin Cities.
  5. Brock Beauchamp
    Yes, you need to be sponsored by another patron to buy a drink in a bar in Utah.
  6. Brock Beauchamp
    Zach Granite is a 23 year old player with a career MiLB OPS of .703. He's coming off his best season, where he posted a .729 OPS in AA. That's barely even a mediocre number, much less a good one. If you think that guy can step in and even come close to Grossman's MLB performance with the stick, you're throwing a Hail Mary. And we've seen first-hand what usually happens to MLB teams when they throw multiple Hail Marys at a roster. It ends badly. There is nothing to indicate Granite would be an acceptable hitter in Major League Baseball. He can barely hit minor league pitching. Byron Buxton had an .881 OPS in the minors and could barely hit .600 in his first few stints in MLB. Grossman had a .771 MiLB OPS and scuffled a bit his first few years in MLB. It's more likely Granite would post an OPS of .500 than it is he'd post an OPS of .700. And, at that point, it doesn't matter how good he is defensively, that's crippling to an MLB team. Besides, if you want Granite to turn out to be a decent MLB backup, you let him play through in Rochester and look toward 2018. He's not the kind of guy you rush to the majors because he doesn't have the talent for it. He's not dominating his current levels; hell, most of the time he's barely treading water.
  7. Brock Beauchamp
    While I understand why you didn't like Goliath, I don't get why you thought it started slowly. The end of the first episode was a doozy and blindsided me. The pacing only became a problem as they continued to do the same thing over again with the William Hurt character... Every scene takes five minutes when one minute would have done the job with the same impact.
  8. Brock Beauchamp
    That was The Killing in a nutshell. Every episode was "tonight we point the finger at this suspect and tune in next week to watch us point the finger at someone else". I absolutely hated The Killing. I don't understand why people liked that garbage fire of lazy TV writing.
  9. Brock Beauchamp
    Neither would I. When I said Kepler is the one with the best chance to do it "multiple times", I really meant "maybe 1-3 times if everything goes right". Hitting .300 in today's game is really tough, though the strike zone change might help averages around the league tick up a bit. If a pitcher can't work at or just below the knees and have it be called a strike, that both allows batters to hold up on those pitches and make contact with pitches that won't be driven into the dirt.
  10. Brock Beauchamp
    Yeah, for a good portion of the first season, I don't think anything actually happened. The weird thing is that I was okay with it. They nailed the environment and characters well enough that just watching the actors chew scenery kept me engaged when the plot lulled a bit.
  11. Brock Beauchamp
    It's just one more example of how unfit he is to be president. Literally one phone call away, he has the most comprehensive intelligence agencies in the world, people who can tell him up-to-the-moment information about what's happening in the world. So what's this clown doing instead? Watching Fox News.
  12. Brock Beauchamp
    This is why I refuse to ever underestimate Jose Berrios. The kid has shown time and time again that he's going to put in the work to be a success. Every report I've ever read on the kid suggests he's slightly manic when it comes to preparation.
  13. Brock Beauchamp
    And has anyone kept up with The Expanse? I'm saving up the second season to binge watch but the first season was stellar, possibly the best sci-fi I've seen on TV since Battlestar.
  14. Brock Beauchamp
    The agonizingly slow scenes continue through the series and are my biggest issue with the show. I think the show remains pretty consistently solid throughout and the relationships are what keep me tuned in. Billy Bob and Brittany's relationship is particularly well done. What I most appreciate about the show is how they do a good job of keeping the audience on its toes. Other than the monolithic evil terrible baddies, most of the twists and turns come out of left field and catch you completely unprepared. Even the actions of the baddies are often unexpected because you're rarely fully aware of exactly who's playing for what team. It's not a show I'm particularly interested in seeing after this season is complete but for eight episodes of law intrigue, it does a pretty good job.
  15. Brock Beauchamp
    What a fantastic way to cap off this series of articles. Nick, it's hilarious you began writing after that fateful Nathan night against the Yankees. It's one of my most memorable Twins nights, though not because I was watching the team. I had a crew of friends in Long Beach from Boston; so much so that we actually called one of them "Boston" because his accent was so thick we couldn't understand half the **** he was saying. I can't even remember the guy's real name even though I worked with him for two years, though his brother Mike was a true baseball aficionado (as only one from Boston can be). Well, that night we secured tickets for the Angels/BoSox series because of course we did. We were in the right field bleachers at Edison, heckling the living crap out of Vlad because, well, because he was there and so were we (we all loved Vlad but hey, he played for the Angels that night). The night was getting on swimmingly; the Red Sox were beating the living piss out of the Angels and the Twins tied it up against the Yankees. Then the time difference kicked in. The Twins took the lead and we went nuts. We actually got the entire right field bleachers (full of Bo Sox fans, naturally) going nuts, screaming "**** the Yankees". We were in pure bliss. Then Nathan came out again and it all fell apart. To be honest, I barely remember anything that happened after that point in the night. Unsurprisingly, I did not make it to work the next day. It was a mix of celebration (Mike and Boston) and consoling of defeat clutched from the jaws of victory (me).
  16. Brock Beauchamp
    Have we talked about Goliath yet? Because we should. Its pacing is problematic at times - so agonizingly slow, especially every scene with William Hurt - but Billy Bob delivers in a big way. He's the new Clint Eastwood and Jack Nicholson; he plays himself every time and it's fantastic. I'm not done with the first season yet, still have two episodes left to go.
  17. Brock Beauchamp
    I edited my post. My southern California high school education was... not awesome. Thankfully, I was borderline genius when I arrived in tenth grade because Minnesota and Utah schools prepared me quite well for California... And by prepare, I literally mean "I did not open a book my sophomore year of high school because it was a repeat of what I learned in Utah as a freshman". But education is investment. I'm a firm believer that 75% of education happens at home. Home may not include the actual text and lessons but it's the preparation, reading, and environment that make a child successful, not the school (which can either enhance or drag on that home environment but is not the deciding factor in a child's education).
  18. Brock Beauchamp
    And this is why, if I have kids, they will attend public schools. If all the wealthy, invested people leave, what's left? I received a good primary school education in Minnesota and Utah. I received an absolutely ****ty high school education in southern California. I turned out okay. My kids will be attend public schools because if people like me leave, all those kids who can't will get ****ed.
  19. Brock Beauchamp
    If you edit ST:TMP down to necessary story elements that move the plot forward, it's a fantastic 14 minute film.
  20. Brock Beauchamp
    Suck up.
  21. Brock Beauchamp
    It's entirely possible Kepler will never hit for average but if I was to pick a young Twins player to cross .300 multiple times in his career, I'd probably choose Kepler. He's not a total spray hitter (like most players, he generates most of his power from pulling) but he does a pretty good job of playing the ball all around the field. Coupled with his discipline and general hitting smarts, I think it's possible he could cross the .300 mark a few times. Rosario could do it as well through pure hitting talent, as could Polanco. I have little faith in either Buxton or Sano hitting for average (but could easily see Sano hitting .260 with a .380 OBP because pitchers are flat-out terrified of him).
  22. Brock Beauchamp
    I'm very high on Kepler but even if he turns into a really good (say .850 OPS) player, it's likely he'll be, at best, mediocre against lefties. Left-handed hitters generally have to be elite to hit opposing lefties at an above-average clip. Even a guy like Justin Morneau, who has a career .886 OPS against righties, hit just .710 in his career against lefties. I wouldn't sit Kepler against all lefties but if I'm giving him a day off, I try to do it against a left-handed starter.
  23. Brock Beauchamp
    Aw hell, now I'm just listening to all of my favorite Williams scores. How does that guy so perfectly capture a film's plot and tone through sound? Jurassic Park is pure awe. Jaws is disquieting repetition and terror. Star Wars is over the top epic. Indiana Jones is swashbuckling adventure. Superman is majestic. Harry Potter is playful and slightly mysterious. Saving Private Ryan is noble sacrifice. It's... amazing.
  24. Brock Beauchamp
    Listening to the Supes score again. It gives me goosebumps. Good lord, that score is Superman. Quiet majesty transitioning into grandiose horns and perfectly capturing the character in every way.
  25. Brock Beauchamp
    When it comes to movie scores, there's John Williams and then there's everybody else. Star Wars and Indy are only the tip of the iceberg of his memorable scores. I believe Indy is his best score but I'd rank at least one or two above Star Wars, which is more a testament to Williams' career than a knock on the Star Wars theme. The Superman theme is amazing, possibly his best (is it humanly possible to more perfectly capture the essence of Superman with music?). His Jurassic Park score is one of my favorites. Jaws, I mean come on. Many don't realize it but Williams also scored the first few Potter films, creating yet another memorable score that is intrinsically linked to the franchise. Think about each one of those movies. I bet you can hum the score without even trying. As Lucas later said about Star Wars (paraphrased); almost everything about Star Wars was a compromise. Nothing met my expectations... except the score, which didn't only meet my expectations but greatly exceeded them.
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